vista
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vista¹
- /ˈvɪstə/
- /ˈviːstə/
Rhymes with -ɪstə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian vista (“view, sight”), from visto, past participle of vedere (“to see”), from Latin vidēre (“to see”). Compare vision, video, visa.
noun vistas
- A distant view or prospect, especially one seen through some opening, avenue or passage. The sun soon broke forth from that one dark cloud, gradually melting into light; and the sunbeams and the glittering rain went driving together through the forest glades—those long vistas, of which the slender deer seemed the sole habitants.
- A site offering such a view.
- A vision; a view presented to the mind in prospect or in retrospect by the imagination. a vista of pleasure to come
verb vistas · vistaing · vistaed
- To make a vista or landscape of. The night had now closed in, and its darkness was only relieved by the wan lamps that vistaed the streets, and a few dim stars that struggled through the reeking haze that curtained the great city.
Vista²
Where it comes from
From Spanish vista (“view”). One settler in the Vista area, John A. Frazier, applied to open the first post office and after several attempts to name the city (Frazier and Buena Vista were already taken), Frazier finally chose the name Vista.
proper noun
- A city in San Diego County, California, United States.
Vista³
Where it comes from
From vista.
proper noun
- Ellipsis of Windows Vista
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: prospect, aspect, view, scene, panorama, perspective, standpoint, viewpoint, outlook, heard, hearing, eyesight, sight, context, vision, viewing
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noun distant view or prospect
| Español | vista |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | नज़ारा nazārā, दृश्य dŕśya |
| Português | vista |
| Français | vue |
| Deutsch | Aussicht |
| Italiano | prospettiva, vista |
| Ελληνικά | θέα théa, προοπτική prooptikí, άποψη ápopsi |
| Română | perspectivă, vedere |
| Русский | вид vid, перспекти́ва perspektíva |
noun site offering such a view
| Español | vista |
|---|---|
| Português | vista |
| Français | point de vue |
| Română | vedere |
noun figuratively: vision
| Ελληνικά | ορίζοντας orízontas |
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Talk about this word "vista." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vista. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vista. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vista "vista." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vista.Cite this
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title = {vista},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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